Indiana § 36-4-6-24 - Attorneys and legal research assistants
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§ 36-4-6-24. Attorneys and legal research assistants
Sec. 24. (a) The legislative body may hire or contract with competent attorneys and legal research assistants on terms it considers appropriate.
(b) Employment of an attorney under this section does not affect the city department of law established under IC 36-4-9.
(c) Appropriations for salaries of attorneys and legal research assistants employed under this section may not exceed the appropriations for similar salaries in the budget of the city department of law.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-2-3.5-1.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3.
IC 36-4-7Chapter 7. City Budget Procedures and Compensation of Officers and Employees
36-4-7-1Application of chapter 36-4-7-2Elected city officers; fixing of annual compensation; determining increases or decreases in compensation 36-4-7-3Appointive officers, deputies, and other employees; compensation 36-4-7-4City officers and employees connected with operation of municipally owned utility or function; additional compensation 36-4-7-5Salary schedule 36-4-7-6Budget estimates; formulation procedure 36-4-7-7Report of estimates; ordinance fixing taxation rate; appropriation 36-4-7-8Ordinances; additional appropriations or decrease 36-4-7-9Appropriation ordinance; items 36-4-7-10Preparation of budgets; contents; submission to legislative body 36-4-7-11Failure to pass tax rate and appropriation ordinances; continuation
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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